clinodiagonal

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clinodiagonal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Clinodiagonal \Cli`no*di*ag"o*nal\, n. [Gr. kli`nein to incline
     + E. diagonal.] (Crystallog.)
     That diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which
     makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis. See
     Crystallization. -- a. Pertaining to, or the direction of,
     the clinodiagonal.
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